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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-02-03
Killing q Bull Elk.

From an account OF hunting trip in
the Sierra Madre mountains, by Frank
WIZ ason in the New York Times, we
quote rs follows Late in the after
ruGu I reached tie wooded point le.r
which the deer had been killed in The
morning. / was exceedingly tired. /
walked SLOWLY up the Hill 10 is top,
where The timber was sufficiently open
to see through for $50 yards. There
sat down behind large boulder to rest
and to smoke. While smoking | heard
a noise behind ne. | looked around
the boulder and saw a large. handsome
bull elk standing motionless, with his
tead high in the air. His almost coal
black name waved briskly in the breeze.
My heart sprang into my throat, and
there struggled ard nuttered. | drew
my rifle around and pointed II at the
elk, but | could not hold it on him.
Trees, rocks, bushes filled the sights,
and now and then the elk would spring
over the sights in Il most unacc0untable
manner. So l crouched down and
waited until | got hold Of my nerves,
and then again thrust the rifle around
ihe rCck. TIE elk was still there, look
ing through large, beautiful eyes at the
blue mountains beyond the creek. He
was not n ore than s4yenty.nye yards
from me. covered his forehead, aud
~asjlst going to pull the trigger, when
he quickly dropped his muZzle almost
to The ground, drew long breath, and
threw his head high in the air, his
mouth slightly open, his widespread
antlers resting on his back, and bugled
lovingly for mate 70 come to him
Heard close by The note is not as sweet
As when it is melIowed by distance.
After hugling, the bull stood notion
less, apparently listening intently. A
gain he bugIed. | was no longer eager
to Kill hin, bat we were shooting meat
on the SAL Of which my comrade and
his family dppend d FIR their winters
provisions, so | muimnred TO myself,
~ ell, meat IS meat. will have to
gather you n > and then | shot him
through the head. dressed him, and
threw his liver and heart and lungs OH
the ground, where parrots could get
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-02-03
No Better Than Stealing.

How yer like yer new place, Mary
Ann ? Does dey treat yo' like one ob
de family p
Goodness sakes, no. Dey's orful
mean and stingy. Is gwine ter leab
nex' week.
'Wot dey do dat's mean p
'Fus' place, de ole man lock up de
blackberry wine SO | karnt git de meres'
taste. Second place, yo' karnt hab no
company in de kitchen after 'leren
o'clock
'Wot mex p
'Wuss yi:. When de mjssus send
yo' out wid a haskit ter buy some yege-
tables, she axes fer dc change soon as
you git back. Ebery time, Sarah, she
axes fer de change fun de money!
Axes fer -de-chauge fum.de. money !?
Why, Mary Ann, dat's no better den
stealin'r
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-02-03
A Remarkable Climate.

At point where the two ranges OF
the Cordilleras. the eastern and west
ern, which traverses Peru from north
to south, meet, and form what is known
as the junction of Pasco (el nu 10 de
Pasco) is located ths city of Cerro de
Pasc0, $50 miles from Lima 1t is
built upon honeycombed foundations
and possesses a most remarkable cli-
mate by reason of its great height
above the sea level. From December
to March, season which the people OF
the Cerro term their winter. whereas
in reality it is their summer, the tenn
perature during the day is from II to
Is degrees above zero, at night it falls
to near zero, but Ethe water seldom
freezes.
During this season the sun appears
at times, and from the purity of the
atmosphere the heat caused by his rays
is almost unbearable. A person may
be standing partly in the shade that
portion is disagreeably cold, while the
part exposed to the sun is uncomforta-
bly, warm. 1t would be difficult to find
another locality where the atmospheric
changes are mole distinctly marked.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-02-03
n FIERY MINE.

In the very heart of London there
exists Il fiery mine Of so cXcitable n
disposition that no artificial light Of
any description has ever yet been al
lowed to be brought even into its
neighborhood. Its product, however,
is not coal, bat rum.
The rum shed, as it is called, Of the
West India Dock, covers q space Of
100000 square feet, with vaults of
corresponding size, all crammed with
huge casks Of spirit, from every pore
of which-and the most carefully clos
ed have pores in plenty--the fiery
vapor is forever streaming out into
the air only begging for the smallest
chance OF converting the whole area Of
the docks, with their $50 odd ships
and 100000 or 500, 600 tons or so Of
cargo, and their more or less incalcu-
liable stores of timber and tea, silk and
sugar, cigGrs and cereals, coal and cot
ton, wine, wool, whiskey, whale-iins,
and What-not into the most magnili-
cent bowl Of snap-dragon ever imag-
ined IN infant nightmare.
Into these fiery regions not even a
bull's-eye lantern is or eyer has been
allowed to penetrate. Even the wharf
along the side where the great punch
cons are landed is forbidden to the APP
proach Of vessels, every cask being
transferred from ship to shore in the
company's own lighters
Every cask in that vast range of
dim, dark vaults is marked and num-
bered, and on the right reading of
these marks and numbers depends the
efficient execution of every one of the
numerous operations to which every
cask has to be subjected before its
contents can go forth for the mixing
OF the worlds grog. 1t is q feat
worthy of japanese juggler.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-02-03
How to Fix George.

Bachelor u ucle-Ah, my dear, you
look as pretty as a picture. l don't
wonder George thinks so much of you.
Has the rascal proposed yet
Pretty Niece-No, uncle, he hasn't.
| really belieye he's afraid to.
Why don't you encourage him a lit
tie, my dear p
4 do, uncle but you know 1t would
not be modest to do too much epcOur-
aging
NO, suppose. pn tell you what to
do though >
what is it you dear old thing p
just wait till his birthday and pre-
sent him with one of those notices
God Bless Our Home If that does
not fix him hothing will
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-02-03

Tf subscribers order the diScontIUuattuh
newspapers, the publishers may continue
send them until all arrearages are paid.
IL subscribers refuse or neglect 10 take their
newspapers from the Office to which they are sent
they are held responsible until they have settled
the bills and ordered them discontinued
III subscribers move to other places with0utin
forming the publisher, and the newspapers are
semitic the former place, they are responsible.
ADVERTISING RATES.
square ys sSo saSS TS SnSS PGs lysS e 60
e6qHmn 4$S 4SS lS HS HSSS sSS iSSs
/ 1000 1890 25O 45O0l $50
One inch makes square. Administrators
and Executors Notices $3.50. Transient adver-
tisements and locals 10 cents per line for first
insertion and cents per line for each addition
nj insertion
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-02-03
Cuteness of the Company.

why don't they open some of the
vcnilators and get some of the smoke
and bad air out of this car ? inquired
one passenger of another,on the smok-
ing car of a suburban train. 'Oh,
that's the cutencss of the railroad
company 'Cuteness of the companyH
yes. In case of an accident to the
train, and a lot of passengers in the
smoking car should be found dead in
the wreck, the coroner wouldn't be
able to tell whether they were killed
by shock or had died from sullocation
before the accident occurred. In that
way the company would escape all Ii
ability for the death Of the passengers.
See p
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-02-03
Kept Waiting.

Your restaurant gives man a good
appetite
Glad to hear you say so.'
Makes man hungry to come in
here
You flAtter me-
'Whel | come in here, | don't have a
bit of appetite, but before go out am
hungry as a bear
why hOW's that =
Have to wait so long after giving
my order to the waiter | nearly starve
to death.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-02-03

A lazy man who has invented a
way to lie in bed and build fires and
feed pigs by pulling a wire will never
be content till he possesses q contri-
vance for buttoning collars automati-
callv.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30

MATCH GAME OF BAsEBALL.-The match
game Of baseball between the Carolinas
and the Nutbush club played here Satur-
day afternoon, resulted in victory for our
boys by score of II to 4. We did not wit
ness the game being out of town at the
time, but are told it was very interesting
one. The Carolinas will 60 to Raleigh
Monday (4th) to play match game with
the club there. Our best wishes attend the
boys for their success, and if they do not
come home victorious the GOLD LEAF will
be very greatly disappointed.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30
Keep Correcf Time.

Having returned TO my old stand in the
Young building, Garnet street, with full
line of the best makes Of Watches and
Clocks, together with a nice assortment Ci
Jeweiry, Silverware, spectacles, &C., |
shall be glad 10 see and serve my friends
and former patrons. | will sell first class
articles as cheap as anybody, and will per-
sonaiIy and promptly attend to any repair
ing intrusted to me. Shall be glad to have
nv country friends call To see me when in
town, and be convinced cannot be under.
sold. Remember the man and the place.
Very Respectfully,
WiLMOT WOOD,
WATCHMARER AND JEwELgR,
Henderson. n. q.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30
Resolutions of Respect.
HENDERSON SUNDAY SCHOOL,
III. L. CHURCH, SOUTH,
JUNE 10 loS1

WHEREAS, God in His wisdom has seen
fit to remove from among US, and from his
labOrs as a teacher in this school, our be-
loved brother, Mr.. joel Thomas, and
WHEREAS, 1t has just come to our knowl-
edge that our brother and co-labOrer in this
cause, Mr.. Ii. i. Powell, is bowed down
benlsath burden Of sore aftiictiOn, having
this porning been bereft OF his Companion
in life who was consistent and beloved
memDer of our church,
Res0tUAl, That while we bow in humble
submission to the will OF God, who does
all things in unerring wisdom, and while
we believe that, "All things work together
for good To them that love God" vet we do
sorely feel oar loss, and hereby tender our
sympathies and coincidence TO their be-
reayed families.
That the secretary furnish copies Of these
resolutions to the stricken families. and
that copies be sent to the Raleigh Chria1n
Adcocate and GOLD LEAF with request to
publish.
The above resolutions were formulated
and unanimously adopted by the school.
j. \. STALIIsGs
Superintendent
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30

ANOTHER Big PRIZE HOUSE GoING Up.
The spirit of progress seems TO be abroad
in our town, and improvement and devel-
opment is the watch word. New buildings
are going up in every direction, some of
them the largest and best of their class
ever erected in Henderson. One of the
latest we have to note is the large prize
house of Messrs. Clary Bros, work upon
which has Just been commenced. They
are building on their lot next to DR.. w.
W. Young's place, purchased some time
ago. The location is convenient to sthe
tobacco warehouses and is very suitable
one for the business of these enterprising
young gentlemen. The building is to be
46x1lO feet, four stories high, the first story
of brick. The success of the Clary Bros.
whit and Paul) has been very satisfac-
tory since they located in Henderson.
Indeed, did we not know their sturdy
characters, enterprising habits and high
integrity as we do, it would seem almost
remarkable They are large dealers and
do considerable export trade, being the
first buyers upon our market TO get through
bills of lading direct to Liverpool, Eng
land. The name of Clary Bros. is synony-
NOUS with all that is conveyed by the
words honest and reliable, and when they
handle package of tobacco. with implicit
confidence it may be taken at Just what
they represent it to be.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30

\ GREAT EXCURsIoN-The Raleigh
EUening Visitor speaking of the big excur-
sion to Norfolk. says:
On Wednesday, July 18th, there will be
a grand excursion from Raleigh to Ports
mouth, Norfolk ard other points, gotten
up under the auspices of MeSsrs. Henry
Macy and I. ii. Chavasse, who know so
we'll how to cater to the wishes of the pub
lie in such matters. The train will leave
Raleigh, at o'clock am, on the day men,
toned, and arrive at Portsmouth at $3.50, p.
III. Returning will leave Portsmouth at
$50, pm, July 14th, and arrive at Ralesgh
about II o'clock. The fare for the round
trip has been placed at the unprecedented
low rate of s. 30. Elegant steamers will
leave Portsmouth and Norfolk, thus afford
ing an ample opportunity for those wish
ing to take sail to Old Point, Soldiers
Home and Hampton to do so in time to
return on the excursion. Opportunity will
also be afforded to take surf baths at Vir-
ginia Beach and Ocean View. Trains will
leave Norfolk every hour for the beach. A
refreshment car will be along and the best
order will be guaranteed. This is one of
the best opportunities for all who desire re-
creation at the most reasonable cost ever
offered. There will be special cars for
ladies and their escorts. Let there be a
rOuSing crowd.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30

Mr. /. &. Rowland has been making some
dence lately, and with a new dress of
paint which he intends giving it soon, viii
make quite handsome appearance.
Mr.. IL. II. Rowland Of Tyler, Texas,
whose arrival we mentioned last week, is
accompanied by his accomplished nieces
Misses Ida and Lille Rowland. They
Will spend some months in our town the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. l. G. Rowland.
There is now less sickness in Henderson
than at any time within the past month.
That dreadful summer complaint, SO prev
alent throughout the country, and which in
many localities besides our own has been
quite fatal, seems to have about worn itself
out
Parker & Gloss are Offering great bar
gains in dry goods and shoes-selling out
at cost. They are anxious to close out
such stock as they will devote their atten-
ton exclusively to groceries and furniture,
etc, in future. They keep fine stock of
shelf groceries, nails, fcedstuffS, hay,
seeds, etc, and are wholesale agents for
kerosene oil, white lead, snuffs, soaps,
spool cotton, paper bags, cigars and chew
ing tobacco, baking powder, box I've, etc.
Largest stock Of furniture, carpets, mat
tings, etc, in town.
The gainesville Democrat saws the men
who makes it tired are 1.-The mali who
talks upon every occasion and knows every
thing. Tie man who wants the editor to
say something mean about somebody. The
man who sponges his reading every day
and deadbeats everybody generally. The
man who is always growing about the
lack OF prosperity of the town, yet who
never contributes to any public enterprise.
The man who expects the paper to boom
everything that has local habitatiOn, yet
does nothing to boom the paper"
TO say that greatly exaggerated reports
have been circulated about the amount of
sickness and number Of deaths that have
occurred in Henderson, hardly expresses
it. When any person or community de-
sends SO low as to manufacture and circu-
late wilful and malicious lies about
place OF people hoping thereby to gain the
advantage, our contempt is too great to
find expression in language suitable for the
prints, almost. Those who have heard the
terrible stories coming from other places
about our town know what we mean.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30

How DID SUCH RRPoRTs GET OUT p
Ii the outrageous stories circulated about
Henderson were not the base Jdbrications
of INSCRIPTIONS and designing persons,
gotten up for mercenary motives, or what
is worse still, prompted by mean and
contemplate spirit of jealousy, we can 8 C.
count for it in no other way than from the
fact that the persons who have died here
were well known in the community and the
announcement of their death, by a mere
coincidence, happening so close together,
gave prominence to the matter. Many
persons were reported dead who have not
been sick at all, and only a few days ago
while driving out in the country to see
some of his patients, DIR. Cheatham met a
couple of old ladies who had started to
town to attend his funeral. They had heard
that he was dead and they were so sorry,
and hot as it was they were going to pay
their last respects to the man who had been
so good and kind TO them With a hearty
laugh the Doctor told them it was all a
mistake, and with lighter hearts they turned
around and went back home, no less re-
joiced perhaps than our jovial friend that
it was "all mistake"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30
LOST.

A gold lined silver goblet, somewhere
about the premises of Mr.. A. r. Workman.
Is supposed to have been carried out in the
yard 10y one of the children as it was seen
by colored person. A suitable reward
will be paid for its feturn.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30

With full line of choice wines, min
erai and sofa water. lager beer, cigars and
tobacco. l shall he glad TO have those who
want a cool, refreshing drink call on Us.
We make speciality OF iottliIg Bergner
Sc Tor the trade BIiltard and pool room Don.
attached with elegant tables. 4 quiet, or-
derby and pleasant place TO spend your
leisure hours. Give US a call.
june .. E.W. crgRTS & Co.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30
SPECIAL NOTICE

sS-Ouf friends throughout the country
will confer favor by furnishing US with
any news Of local or general interest that
may occur in their respective neighbor-
hoods.
Persons calling on or writing to adyer-
Users will please mention the GOLD LEAF.
i|y so doing you will greatly Oblige US.
while it Will cost YOU nothing.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30
WATCH LOST.

Somewhere in the neighborhood of
Brookston last Sunday, q silver double case
watch. Waltham make. Number ON case
39, S25, number on works ,352 ,37l. Been in
Use about two years. \ suitable reward
will be paid for its return to ME.
S. W. SATTERwHrTE,
iune Sd. 20. BrookSton, y. e.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30
Harness, Saddles, &c.

At my store lin the Alley Building) you
will find a complete stock OF frst-class
HAND MADE Harness, Saddles. Brides,
Halters, &c. Also large lot of collars.
The only house in town that makes a spe-
cialty of hand made work. Everything war
ranted as represented. REPAIRING done
promptly. LEE HOWARD, Mn'gr.
May, Is, 2 /.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30

ABOUT THE CROPS.-The crops look
promning. They have received good at
tention and been kept we'll clean of grass.
The people have been at work this year.
Tobacco is the only thing that complaint
can be made about, and that is not attribu-
table to any lack of attention on the part of
farmers The stand is poor and the weed
in many localities is small and inferior.
We have seen very few fine fields of to-
bacco this seaSon-uniform and of good
size 1t is a plant of great recuperative
powers, though, and we hope there may be
great deal of "come on" in it yet.
A Stating PIECE OF NEws(o)-We
| learn that there were FIVE deaths in one
day in Henderson last week-Warren.on
Gdzotte
Yes, there were FIVE deaths in one day
! in Henderson last week one white per-
son and four colored.: One of them was a
victim of kerosene oil explosion, another
was an old colored man who had been af-
flicted with gangrene for three years, and
| bed-ridden the last twelve months. two
others We're small infants, while the fifth
was a person sixtyseyen years old If
there had been FIVE factories started up in
Henderson, or that number of tobacco
warehouses opened here, we suppose there
would have been nothing said about it; but
let failure occur, or anything happen in
our town that reflects no special credit upon
it, and our very astllte and enterprising
contemporary is mighty apt to get hold of it.
=
PERsoNAL.-Gov. Scales has appointed
our distinguished and popular fellow
townsman Col. VIM. H. S. Burgwyn,
among others to represent North Carolina
at the agricultural convention to be held
at Atlanta, Ga, August 10th. A better Sc
lection could not have been made This is
to be a very large and important meeting
and in the hands of no person would the
interests of the Old North State, be they
agricultural OF otherwise, be safer than in
those of Col. Burgwyn. An intelligent,
we'll informed gentleman, full of State
pride and patriotism, he is never so happy
as when contributing Of his splendid tai
ents and ample means for the good of his
State and people. AS banker, lawyer and
farmer Col. Burgwyn is one of the busiest,
as he is also one of the most valued of our
citizens, but he always finds time to give
much of his attention to other matters, and
wherever his services are needed or his
presence invited there he will ever be
found true and able representative of
Vance county and North Carolina. Hen
derson has no more useful and public spir-
tied citizen than Col. BurgWyn:
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30


ABOUT HENDERSON AS A TOBACCO MAR
Cincinnati Western Tobacco Journal, who
was recently upon our market, writes to
his paper as follows about Henderson.
He says:
In my semi-annual visits to Henderson,
n. g.. the Improvements are very marked
and are noticeable to the most casual OBJ
server. Her business men are as wide
awake and pushing as those of any boom
ing" Western town. With good railroad
facilities, tobacco market on a solid foun-
dation, healthy and pleasant climate,
Henderson is still lacking in one very i'm
portant institution, and that is hotel 1t
is said that the way for wife to find her
husbands love is through his stomach, and
such is applicable to the fame and reputa-
ton of town.
Henderson is one Of the very live and
fast growing tobacco markets OF the State.
with full corps of as active and wide
awake tobacco buyers as are found any
where. Among the Improvements that
will be completed this summer is Mr. ID.
Y. COOper's new brick tobacco warehouse,
which Will have frontage Of 110X200 feet,
with all the necessary improved and mod
! ern attachments to make it a complete es-
1 adjustment. MessrS. Harris, GOoch q Co.
Will make additional improvements to
! their warehouse, doubling their already
large capacity for selling tobacco. Strause
| d Raab, of Richmond, Va, will erect a
| handsome four story brick factory foI
! handling leaf tobacco, which will not be
, eXcelled in the State Tor completeness. A
! new warehouse firm has been added &c
! Henderson in the persons of Messrs. Jen-
kinS d Elan, who are live and energetic
, gentlemen.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30

PURELY LI(E)BELoUs.-All reports to
contrary notwithstanding, there has been
no more sickness and dying in Henderson
during the last few weeks (when the ''sum-
mer complaint" seemed to be almost cpl
demic everywhere than in our neighbour
ing towns, when we consider the proper
ton of population, and elsewhere through
out the surrounding country. The fact is,
there has been less. We have it upon the
authority of our physicians, that their
practice in the country has been as great OF
greater than it has been in town, while the
undertakers have sold more collins for use
elsewhere than they have sold for use in
town. But those INSCRIPTIONS persons
who for mercenary motives, OF petty jeal-
ousy, circulate such outrageous lies about
us, would make the situation quite alarm
ing.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-30

Country people having fat beef cattle
viii find little trouble In disposing of
them here at good prices.